NAVARRETE (Span.). Sculptor and Medallist of Valencia (Spain), circ. 1855. A medal of the Exhibition at Valencia, dated MDCCCLV, bears his signature, in conjunction with that of the designer, Farinos.
Source: Biographical dictionary of medallists; coin, gem, and seal-engravers, mint-masters, ancient and modern, with references to their works B.C. 500-A.D. 1900; compiled by L. Forrer, London 1904
Source: Biographical dictionary of medallists; coin, gem, and seal-engravers, mint-masters, ancient and modern, with references to their works B.C. 500-A.D. 1900; compiled by L. Forrer, London 1904
MOSCA
MOSCA or (MUSCA), GIOVAN MARIA, surnamed PADOVANO (Ital.). Architect, Sculptor, and Medallist, born at Padua towards the end of the fifteenth century. He was a pupil of the sculptor Agostino Zoppo. Many of his works, executed in Italy before his settlement in Poland in 1530, may be seen at Padua and Venice. He took part in the decoration of the Chapel del Santo in St. Anthony's church at Padua; in the church of St. Agn?s is a Bas-relief : " The Judgment of Solomon " by him, and above the gate of...
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MOSCA or (MUSCA), GIOVAN MARIA, surnamed PADOVANO (Ital.). Architect, Sculptor, and Medallist, born at Padua towards the end of the fifteenth century. He was a pupil of the sculptor Agostino Zoppo. Many of his works, executed in Italy before his settlement in Poland in 1530, may be seen at Padua and Venice. He took part in the decoration of the Chapel del Santo in St. Anthony's church at Padua; in the church of St. Agn?s is a Bas-relief : " The Judgment of Solomon " by him, and above the gate of...
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MOSCETTI, CARLO
MOSCETTI, CARLO (Ital.). Medallist of the third quarter of the nineteenth century, residing at Rome. By him I have seen the following medals : Prof. Luigi Maria Rezzi, of Piacenza; — Liberation of Rome, 1870; — Medal of Merit (Roma revendicata ai suoi liberatori); — Fifth Century of the German Hospital at Rome, under Papal patronage and Austrian Imperial Presidency, 1885; — Vaccination Medal, with bust of king Umberto, 1878; — Garibaldi, 1875; — Cholera Epidemics, 1885-86; — Attempt on the life ...
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MOSCETTI, CARLO (Ital.). Medallist of the third quarter of the nineteenth century, residing at Rome. By him I have seen the following medals : Prof. Luigi Maria Rezzi, of Piacenza; — Liberation of Rome, 1870; — Medal of Merit (Roma revendicata ai suoi liberatori); — Fifth Century of the German Hospital at Rome, under Papal patronage and Austrian Imperial Presidency, 1885; — Vaccination Medal, with bust of king Umberto, 1878; — Garibaldi, 1875; — Cholera Epidemics, 1885-86; — Attempt on the life ...
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MOSER, GEORG MICHAEL
MOSER, GEORG MICHAEL (Swiss). 1706-1783. Goldsmith, Chaser, and Enameller, Gem -engraver, and Medallist, born at Schaffhausen on 17. January, 1706. His father, Michael M., was a Coppersmith of some note. With him, young Moser learned drawing and chasing. At the age of 18 he went to Geneva and applied himself there to the goldsmith's art. After a year and a half he left for Paris and London, practically without means. In England, he was first employed by a cabinet-maker, named Trotter, as a chase...
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MOSER, GEORG MICHAEL (Swiss). 1706-1783. Goldsmith, Chaser, and Enameller, Gem -engraver, and Medallist, born at Schaffhausen on 17. January, 1706. His father, Michael M., was a Coppersmith of some note. With him, young Moser learned drawing and chasing. At the age of 18 he went to Geneva and applied himself there to the goldsmith's art. After a year and a half he left for Paris and London, practically without means. In England, he was first employed by a cabinet-maker, named Trotter, as a chase...
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MOSSOP, WILLIAM
MOSSOP, WILLIAM (Brit.). Medallist of the second half of the eighteenth century, born at Dublin in 1751, died there either in 1804 or 1806. The following particulars are borrowed from Frazer's work On the Medallists of Ireland and their Work. “ The name of Mossop's father was Browne, and when he died, his widow married W. Mossop, a relation of the popular actor and stage-manager, Henry Mossop. The father of her child having been a Roman catholic, she changed his name, to obtain admission for him...
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MOSSOP, WILLIAM (Brit.). Medallist of the second half of the eighteenth century, born at Dublin in 1751, died there either in 1804 or 1806. The following particulars are borrowed from Frazer's work On the Medallists of Ireland and their Work. “ The name of Mossop's father was Browne, and when he died, his widow married W. Mossop, a relation of the popular actor and stage-manager, Henry Mossop. The father of her child having been a Roman catholic, she changed his name, to obtain admission for him...
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